A variant of the Hatching Caddis from the other day, now with a Partridge Klinkhamer X-treme #14 hook and white foam to make it more visible. Also added some more CDC to make it come alive.
Dryfly
Quill and Hackle
Hook: Mustad 94840 #18
Thread: Sheer 14/0 White
Tail: Soft hackle
Body: Hareline Turkey Biot Quills Lt. Olive
Wing: Whiting hackle
Yesterday I was out fishing for trout in a stream here in Oslo and this pattern got me some small trout, with a sage TXL-F #1 and 6x tippet it was a good saturday to go trout hunting! The mustad hook is really strong and solid for its sice (#18) and this pattern will occupy a row when I go for autumn fishing in september.
I don’t go for perfection in every fly I tie for fishing: if you look closely this one could have done with a better quill body, but when tying up a large batch I don’t really worry too much about small imperfections like this.
Hatching Caddis
Hook: Knapek Midge Pupae #12 Barbless
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Body: Hareline Hare’s Ear Plus Dark Olive
Wing: Deer Hair Olive , 2mm foam brown, CDC Olive
Hatching caddis with a strip of foam to split the wing: it will sit nice and low in the film and give a clear profile of wings. The added CDC in front of the deer hair will give impression of life. A pattern I haven’t fished, but I like the idea of it.
The split wing will give a very distinct profile
Simplest extended mayfly
Hook: Mustad 94840 #12
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Body: Hends Superfine, Black
Tail: Polychenille, Black
Wing: Hareline Para Post Wing, Dark Grey
I was at a river this summer with a good mayfly hatch that left me speechless, I didn’t have much material with me, and I was fishing a stream with quite a bit of water flowing so I went for what is important: the profile. The tail and wings gives a powerful profile that the trout will hit. This fly landed me a couple of trouts and some serious takes from a couple more that trashed the water nicely! Heading back this autumn to do some more fishing in the same river and will pack a row of these.
The lighter is there for melting the tip of the polychenille (I rub it slightly between the fingers after applying some heat to give it a profile.
Mayfly Polychenille Body
Hook: Knapek Midge Pupae #16 Barbless
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown
Body: Polychenille brown, Hareline Hare’s Ear Plus Chocolate Brown
Wing: White Yarn
Hackle: Whiting
This is more of a one-time experiment to see how the polychenille will act as a extended body on a mayfly. Have not tested out that before so it will be interesting to observe how it will behave in the river. The body together with the hackle and V-wing should be a ok profile on the water.
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